Padlock

- Master Lock Company
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a padlock showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a back view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of an alternative embodiment of our new design;

FIG. 9 is a front view thereof; and,

FIG. 10 is a bottom view thereof.

The back, left, right and top views of the alternative embodiment are the same as FIGS. 3-6 of the first embodiment, respectively. The portions shown in phantom lines are not part of the claimed invention, but are included to show environment.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D144682 May 1946 Bouhall
D315090 March 5, 1991 Pedersen
D321824 November 26, 1991 Appelbaum
D342009 December 7, 1993 LeBrecht et al.
D388688 January 6, 1998 Yang
D406043 February 23, 1999 LeClaire
D407625 April 6, 1999 Yang
Patent History
Patent number: D428794
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 22, 1999
Date of Patent: Aug 1, 2000
Assignee: Master Lock Company (Milwaukee, WI)
Inventors: John Darrin Fiegener (Mendon, MA), Roy Alden Thompson (Mattapan, MA), Joseph Robert Geringer (Melrose, MA), Harry West (Lexington, MA)
Primary Examiner: Susan J. Lucas
Assistant Examiner: Jennifer Rivard
Law Firm: Pennie & Edmonds LLP
Application Number: 0/99,512
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/8334
International Classification: 0807;